Job overview

Are you a Pharmacy Technician with aseptic experience, newly registered, soon to register, GPhC‑registered Technician looking to progress in an acute hospital? If so, this could be your next step.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Aseptic Services Unit at the Royal United Hospitals Bath and take an active role in the day‑to‑day organisation of our Aseptic Services, including Chemotherapy and Radiopharmacy.

You’ll work closely with pharmacists, chemotherapy nurses, and the nuclear medicine team to schedule daily workloads and support the safe preparation of chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and radiopharmaceuticals - all in accordance with SOPs and GMP.

Teamwork is essential, as you’ll supervise, motivate, and guide staff to deliver a consistently high‑quality service. You’ll be central to maintaining efficient workflows while responding to clinical priorities and urgent demands.

• An effective communicator with excellent listening skills
• Confident, well‑organised, and adaptable when handling competing priorities
• Passionate about delivering high-quality patient-centred services and motivated to develop their supervisory and leadership skills

Applications will be considered if you are currently working in a pharmacy role as a Band 4 and are looking to progress. 

This is a brilliant opportunity to take the next step in your career and play a vital role in a specialist service that directly supports patient care.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and scheduling the daily programme of work within the ASU
• Supervising and actively participating in aseptic dispensing
• Ensuring all activities meet required quality, safety, and regulatory standards
• Liaising with pharmacists, nurses, and nuclear medicine colleagues
• Supporting and contributing to staff training and development
• Assisting the Lead Aseptic Services Technician with operational leadership

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.